NX and reasonable game droughts

[zorg1000]

Conina said:

forethought14 said:
The reason why Wii U had an enormous drought after launch, was due to the fact that they were unprepared for HD development, and Wii U development was also much different than Wii.

So what's the excuse for the 3DS software drought (February - early November 2011)? Were they also unprepared for game development with assets similar to Gamecube and Wii graphics?

I'm not sure if this is true but I recall reading that they wanted to give 3rd parties a chance to shine in the spotlight by spreading out their 1st party titles. Like I said, not sure if it's true, just something I read awhile back.